All children are unwell at some point and by nine months they are likely to have already suffered with heir first cold or sniffle. Parents are confident with dealing with this but the onset of a rash makes them feel lest confident. It is important to look for signs of poor health as a baby can't tell you what hurts. Chapter 42, page 231, Brennand will help with this lesson
Or this page on Netmums is very good
http://www.netmums.com/baby/baby-health-and-advice/baby-health-and-vaccinations/poorly-baby-when-to-get-help
Lesson Objectives
Understand the causes of ill healthClassify examples of the main causes of illness
Examine the causes of the common infectious diseases
Starter
List signs of poor health that you should look for in a child==
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Task
The three main causes of illness areFind 3 examples of each of the main causes of illness
Task
Use mind42.com to make a mindmap of infectious diseasesExtension
Colour code the diseases into the three main causesPlenary
List the symptoms of one infectious disease